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"The Official Solicitor acts for people who, because they lack mental capacity and cannot properly manage their own affairs, are unable to represent themselves and no other suitable person or agency is able and willing to act. He usually becomes formally involved when appointed by the Court, and he may act as his own solicitor, or instruct a private firm of solicitors to act for him." (from OS website) | "The Official Solicitor acts for people who, because they lack mental capacity and cannot properly manage their own affairs, are unable to represent themselves and no other suitable person or agency is able and willing to act. He usually becomes formally involved when appointed by the Court, and he may act as his own solicitor, or instruct a private firm of solicitors to act for him." (from OS website) | ||
Because of resource constraints, the Official Solicitor is currently unable to accept invitations to act except in (a) serious medical treatment cases, and (b) s21A appeals which are not brought by the relevant person's representative: see [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter|39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 18, February 2012)]]. | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
[http://www.officialsolicitor.gov.uk/os/offsol.htm Official Solicitor website] | [http://www.officialsolicitor.gov.uk/os/offsol.htm Official Solicitor website] | ||
[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cash-crisis-slows-justice-for-the-vulnerable-at-court-of-protection-6358934.html Martin Hickman, 'Cash crisis slows justice for the vulnerable at Court of Protection' (Independent, 4/2/12)]. This article includes the following statistic: 'When [the Official Solicitor] started in April 2008, he had 42 cases. That's gone up to 650 on his books currently.' | |||
[[Category:Mental Capacity Act 2005 provisions]] | [[Category:Mental Capacity Act 2005 provisions]] | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 4 February 2012
"The Official Solicitor acts for people who, because they lack mental capacity and cannot properly manage their own affairs, are unable to represent themselves and no other suitable person or agency is able and willing to act. He usually becomes formally involved when appointed by the Court, and he may act as his own solicitor, or instruct a private firm of solicitors to act for him." (from OS website)
Because of resource constraints, the Official Solicitor is currently unable to accept invitations to act except in (a) serious medical treatment cases, and (b) s21A appeals which are not brought by the relevant person's representative: see 39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 18, February 2012).
External link
Martin Hickman, 'Cash crisis slows justice for the vulnerable at Court of Protection' (Independent, 4/2/12). This article includes the following statistic: 'When [the Official Solicitor] started in April 2008, he had 42 cases. That's gone up to 650 on his books currently.'